MIKEY GARCIA / JUAN CARLOS BURGOS WBO JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP NEW YORK MEDIA WORKOUTS
NEW YORK, NY (January 20, 2014) — Undefeated World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior lightweight world champion and 2013 Fighter of the Year nominee MIKEY GARCIA (33-0, 28 KOs), of Oxnard, Calif., and two-time world title challenger and current No. 1 contender JUAN CARLOS BURGOS (30-1-2, 20 KOs), of Tijuana, México, will host their only Fight Week Media Workouts Tomorrow! Tuesday, January 21, beginning at Noon ET, at Kingsway Gym (1 West 28th St., 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10010), Garcia and Burgos are in the final days of training before their world title fight collision at The Mecca of Boxing — Madison Square Garden.
MEDIA WORKOUTS SCHEDULE
Noon: Juan Carlos Burgos
1:00 PM: Mikey Garcia
Interviews will be conducted Before the Media Workouts
The Garcia – Burgos world junior lightweight title fight takes place on Saturday, January 25 and will be televised live from The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York, on HBO Boxing After Dark®, beginning at 9:45 p.m. ET/PT. The telecast will open with a 10-round battle between undefeated heavyweight contendersBryant Jennings and Artur Szpilka. The Garcia – Burgos world championship event will be promoted by Top Rank®, in association with Banner Promotions, Thompson Boxing Promotions, Gary Shaw Productions, Warriors Boxing Promotions, Madison Square Garden and Tecate. Remaining tickets, priced at $200, $100, $50 and $25, can be purchased at the Madison Square Garden Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, Ticketmaster charge by phone (866-858-0008), and online at www.ticketmaster.com and www.thegarden.com.
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